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  • noun Plural form of biosimilar.

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Examples

  • These replications, because they cannot be exact copies, are called "biosimilars."

    Gary Puckrein: The Democratization of Health Care: Clinical Research and Quality Health Care for Minority Populations Gary Puckrein 2012

  • Drugmakers, investors and others are eager to gain more insight for the approval process for cheaper versions of biotech drugs, known as "biosimilars" -- a potentially multibillion-dollar market.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • Because of their complexity, generic copies of biotech drugs -- first introduced in the 1980s -- are known as "biosimilars."

    Reuters: Press Release 2012

  • The 2010 health care law established a way for such biologic drugs, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars a year, to face competition from near generic versions, which are often called biosimilars.

    NYT > Home Page By ANDREW POLLACK 2011

  • The 2010 health care law established a way for such biologic drugs, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars a year, to face competition from near generic versions, which are often called biosimilars.

    NYT > Home Page By ANDREW POLLACK 2011

  • Drugmakers, investors and others are eager to gain more insight for the approval process for cheaper versions of biotech drugs, known as "biosimilars" -- a potentially multibillion-dollar market.

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  • But zero in on the emerging markets' healthcare growth trend a bit more and you'll find that a large chunk of the expansion will come from the onset of "biosimilars" - i.e. generic copies of biotech drugs…

    The Emerging Market Healthcare Trend That Nobody Is Talking About - Seeking Alpha 2011

  • Without data exclusivity, producers of generic biologics-commonly called "biosimilars" - could quickly siphon away innovator profits.

    IPI PolicyBytes 2008

  • Without data exclusivity, producers of generic biologics-commonly called "biosimilars" - could quickly siphon away innovator profits.

    IPI PolicyBytes 2008

  • Hopes that the U.S. and European market for these copies, known as biosimilars, will thrive are based on the fact that biological drugs with more than $60 billion in annual sales will lose patent protection by 2015, according to research firm Datamonitor.

    Generics Companies Weigh In on Biological Drugs Goran Mijuk 2011

  • It created a pathway for federal approval of biosimilars, which are near-copies of biologic drugs, made from living cells.

    If the Supreme Court Ends Obamacare, Here’s What It Would Mean By 2021

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